Cortaderia Selloana ‘Rosea’
A flamboyant ornamental grass for borders and lawns
Pampas grass originates from South America and is one of the largest ornamental grasses. It looks great in the centre of a lawn or paved area, or within a prairie style garden border. This pampas grass is from a pink variety, so can produce pinkish white plumes, rather than the standard cream colour. (However, pink pampas can also apparently produce cream plumes, it just depends on the genetics of the seed, so it's not possible to know until they are fully mature and producing plumes.) The 2nd photo is pampas with pinker plumes, the other two photos are just of standard coloured pampas grass, to show the structure and size of the plant.
* Plant in a sunny position.
* Feathery flowerheads in late summer, when mature.
* IMPORTANT! When mature ensure you wear thick gloves and a heavy waterproof coat or elbow length long gloves to ensure you do not get cut, when pruning or tidying, as the edges of the grass blades are sharp.
2 seedlings that are ready to be planted either in a garden border, or in a plant pot. If ordering in the winter it might be a good idea to grow in a pot on a windowsill, or in a greenhouse, then plant out in spring.
Plants are approximately 8 to 14cm. Can grow up to 2 to 3 metres when mature.
As the plants are small it might be a good idea to grow them in pots for a while then plant in their position when they are larger.
To order 2 plants, just click quantity 1.
Sent in a letterbox friendly box that can be put through your door.
Sent bareroot in damp paper.
Sent 1st class post. P&P includes 1st class postage and cost of box.
As soon as they arrive open carefully, and plant them in compost in a pot, or plant with some compost directly into the garden. Then give them a good watering to help them recover from their journey.
* If you buy in the autumn or winter, grow indoors or in a greenhouse during the cold months and plant out in spring.
Image: Creative Commons WIKI/ photo 1. Gardenis 2. Bernard Spragg 3. Marija Gajic 4. Acabashi